Parents cited after teens' burglary arrests in Natchitoches case

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Loose bullets in the pocket of a juvenile found breaking curfew at 1 a.m. Friday led to three arrests, along with citations for parents.

Officers from the Natchitoches Police Department found two males, both 16, walking along Fairgrounds Road around 1 a.m. According to a release, the officers were from the traffic and patrol division, the criminal investigation division and the crime suppression unit.

After .22-caliber bullets were found in the pocket of one, officers searched the area and found a .22-caliber rifle in a nearby ditch. The rifle had been reported stolen, reads the release.

That development led the officers to one of the teens' home, where they got consent to search. In the juvenile's room was another .22-caliber rifle "and other items that had been reported stolen in recent burglaries," it reads.

The two were arrested. One currently is on probation for negligent homicide, according to the release. Both were booked into the Ware Youth Detention Center, each charged with six counts of simple burglary, one count of attempted burglary, possession of stolen firearms and curfew violation.

More charges may be pending against the two.

The parents of the teens also were cited for improper supervision of a minor. They were ordered to appear in court in September.

"Their names cannot be released due to the possibility of identifying the juvenile offenders involved in this case," reads the release.

Officers later found another suspect, 19-year-old Billy Turner, on Woodyard Drive. The investigation found that Turner also was involved in multiple burglaries, and he was arrested and booked into the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center.

He was charged with unauthorized use of a movable, attempted burglary and six counts of burglary.